We need to go out and mix with people every day. Making our local community the base for our activities, we need to forge ties of friendship with others and...
A passage from the seventh chapter of the Lotus Sutra reads, "Our desire is to share this blessing equally with all people, and we, together with them, will...
... I saw "The Last Detail" in the early 70's. I didn't like it at the time. I was embarrassed by the way it portrayed members and thought it a downer the way...
Perhaps my Buddhist theory is a off, and I'll leave it to Chris H. or Ryuei to correct me here, but a few hours after I heard about this, it kinda sunk in. To...
Hi Chris & Joe, I saw "The Last Detail" sometimes in the late 70s here in Finland, and like Chris, I did feel quite embarrassed. As a movie it was actually...
There is a saying, "To start an undertaking is easy; to maintain it is difficult." Though creating something new may seem daunting, it is in fact easy when...
If itai doshin (many in body, one in mind) prevails among the people, they will achieve all their goals, whereas in dotai ishin (one in body, different in...
HI CHRIS AND MARIA THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPLY S. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOMETHING OFF MY MIND THAT HAS BOTHERED ME SINCE 9/11. AMERICA HAS GONE ALL OUT WITH ...
... <joe_uso@y...> wrote: re: Liberty bell and Our Dream of Peace. I was rather fond of Two Hundred Years From Now. I think that's extraordinarily relevant...
Hi Joe. ... That was Mr. Williams Administration. Our organization was reflecting his idea of how an American organization should be run. He was gradually...
Joseph asked: "WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LIBERTY BELL WE TOURED ACROSS THE US..." The Freedom Bell* traveled all over America, especially to all those places...
Hi Joe & Chris. To me, ultra nationalism and Buddhism don't mix very well with each other. It's OK to feel nationalistic and patriotic and to support the...
... I don't remember Mr. Williams expecting that from everyone. At least not when he was answering questions from people like me. Patriotism is about...
Hi Chris; You can see the sleeve of the video of a film made about Nichiren on yahoo japanese auction site. However you can not bid for it outside of Japan as...
HI CHRIS AND ALL OF YOU WHO RESPONDED TO MY POST. THANK YOU YOU HAVE CLEARED MY MIND A LOT. I AM RETIRED AND SPEND MOST OF MY TIME PRAYING FOR SGI MEMBERS ALL ...
The old fox never forgets the hillock where he was born; the white turtle repaid the kindness he had received from Mao Pao. If even lowly creatures know enough...
What is youth? The French philosopher Roger Garaudy suggests that while most people believe a person is born young and then ages and dies in reality, acquiring...
Terry, I thought SGI/NSA gave the Freedom Bell to a city or State or something. I may be wrong, please correct me if I am. ... === message truncated === ...
Hi, I am a new member to this group, it has been a eye opener for me. Very interesting topics and discussions. I just like to state a few personal opinions. ...
<<I AM RETIRED AND SPEND MOST OF MY TIME PRAYING FOR SGI MEMBERS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND THE MILITARY. >> Oh, yes. Doesn't this move others the way to does me,...
... Yes, I believe it was offered to the City of Philadelphia, but the city never prepared a place for its display. It sat in the old Philly Kaiakan lobby for...
... That may be, but as of the last time I went to the FNCC (couple of years ago), it was there, back in the area behind where the bicycles are kept. Jim...
I hope no one minds me promoting the upcoming conference at FNCC, April 3. Mr. Yokota will be the keynote speaker, and we are preparing a variety of workshops...
Hi Anonay, welcome to this group, nice to hear from you! I do agree that we should not mix Buddhism with politics. And the only flag we, as Nichiren Buddhists,...
Dear Lee, Though I won't be able to attend that conference, I hope that you will give us a report. This important topic. Thanks, Terry ... From: macwolf424...
